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Impressed as I was by Normans hinges I decided to "go my own way" and this is the result. apart from not being in stainless biggest difference is I've put then on the inside of the plywood to greatly reduce the length of the pivot bolt and thereby hopefully reduce chance of flexing or bending
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All seems to work ok, if bonnet flies off on way to SCH I'll let you all know !
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All seems to work ok, if bonnet flies off on way to SCH I'll let you all know !
Edited by phillpot on Wednesday 3rd June 21:54
And there's me thinking I'll be inundated with people asking where I got those neat little plastic caps to hide the messy square tube bit !
Well I'll tell you anyway, they are used to cap off the ends of a metal bracket system called Unistrut or Metstrut, little bit like giant Meccano.
Well I'll tell you anyway, they are used to cap off the ends of a metal bracket system called Unistrut or Metstrut, little bit like giant Meccano.
Thankyou, its just paint, brand name Rustoleum. peeled, scrapped wire brushed and sanded off any powder coat that would come off and left on any that was still well attached, coat of red oxide then the red gloss. only done bulkhead forward, plan is to do 2 or 3 inch body lift later in year to do outriggers,drop fuel tank and as much of back end as I can get at !
Strangely enough was just wondering today wether anyone had tried galvanising an S chassis, this was popular for replacement Elan chassis' but they are a lot of flat steel rather than tubes ?
Strangely enough was just wondering today wether anyone had tried galvanising an S chassis, this was popular for replacement Elan chassis' but they are a lot of flat steel rather than tubes ?
phillpot said:
Strangely enough was just wondering today wether anyone had tried galvanising an S chassis, this was popular for replacement Elan chassis' but they are a lot of flat steel rather than tubes ?
I remember reading a while ago about somebody who'd hot dip galvanised a (Chimaera, I think) chassis successfully, but it's generally regarded as a very dodgy proposition due to the high risk of chassis distortion. phillpot said:
And there's me thinking I'll be inundated with people asking where I got those neat little plastic caps to hide the messy square tube bit !
Well I'll tell you anyway, they are used to cap off the ends of a metal bracket system called Unistrut or Metstrut, little bit like giant Meccano.
Yes they do tidy that area up a lot. I fitted some that I "rescued" from an old office partition system chucked in a skip at work.Well I'll tell you anyway, they are used to cap off the ends of a metal bracket system called Unistrut or Metstrut, little bit like giant Meccano.
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GreenV8S said:
phillpot said:
Strangely enough was just wondering today wether anyone had tried galvanising an S chassis, this was popular for replacement Elan chassis' but they are a lot of flat steel rather than tubes ?
I remember reading a while ago about somebody who'd hot dip galvanised a (Chimaera, I think) chassis successfully, but it's generally regarded as a very dodgy proposition due to the high risk of chassis distortion. 
and you need to ensure you preserve that area well but at least you can control where these bits are and keep a close eye on themphillpot said:
And there's me thinking I'll be inundated with people asking where I got those neat little plastic caps to hide the messy square tube bit !
Well I'll tell you anyway, they are used to cap off the ends of a metal bracket system called Unistrut or Metstrut, little bit like giant Meccano.
Part number P1/2240PB (Black) or P1/2240PW (White) no more than 29p + vat ea tradeWell I'll tell you anyway, they are used to cap off the ends of a metal bracket system called Unistrut or Metstrut, little bit like giant Meccano.
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